Specific Information Service
RAIPUR: An RTI applicant acquired the shock of his life after the Chhattisgarh State Renewable Vitality Improvement Company (CREDA) requested him to pay Rs 17.20 lakh for the knowledge he sought relating to the method that was adopted within the execution of the Saur Sujala Yojana.
Uchit Sharma, the applicant, is now contacting his acquaintances to get monetary help.
Saur Sujala Yojana, the welfare scheme launched by PM Narendra Modi in Chhattisgarh in 2016, is aimed toward offering solar-powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidised value.
“It’s very disappointing when one must cough up large quantity to public workplaces to entry data and confirm the transparency course of been adopted within the functioning of the federal government establishment. I simply requested CREDA for the processes adopted below Saur Sujala Yojana, concerning the suppliers and the way the scheme benefited the farmers,” stated Sharma.
The company responded stating that the related particulars he has sought can be found on the cost of Rs 17.20 lakh to obtain the requisite paperwork from the involved workplace.
In keeping with the CREDA public data officer (PIO) Abhishek Shukla, the obtainable data is in depth and in addition the paperwork are to be gathered from varied workplaces. “So, solely after he deposits the given quantity, the method of procuring the related data will begin,” the PIO averred.
“We labored out the small print as per the questions raised by the applicant. The required variety of pages turned out to be large. For every pump given to a beneficiary, the cost and associated particulars can be found in round 22 pages. Round 40000 such pumps have been distributed to this point through the period sought within the utility. We aren’t discouraging anybody,” stated CREDA chief engineer Rajesh Trivedi.
Below the scheme of Saur Sujala, the solar-powered irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capability value Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh are respectively distributed at subsidised value principally to the marginal farmers and people belonging to scheduled tribes and scheduled caste.
